A/N: Long time, missed the kings, so here I am.

Chapter Ten

Double Down

Nothing is too easy

The care pulled outside the small apartment place, everyone wearing bulletproof vest. As Elizabeth waiting for everyone to get out of the car before her she felt that Shea was keeping a close eye on her.

Ray on the other hand headed into the building as Lloyd was pushing both his fist into the air while pushing himself forward. "You won't know you can fly unless you actually jump." Erica spoke walking beside Lloyd.

Lloyd walked carefully up the stairs with Erica, he glanced back to Shea walking to Elizabeth. "Oh, that's rich, but it's a move I'm developing," He pushed his fists out again. "And it's called the double punch." He kept doing the move.

Erica rolled her eyes, "No."

Elizabeth laughed, she kept behind trying not to be mean, but Lloyd wasn't much in the fighting style.

"Why?" Lloyd looked confused, "One punch is good. Two punches is doubly good." He then did it again, "Twice the power. Hi-Yah!"

Erica grabbed his shoulder, then with her other hand his wrist, "Twist the pain. Hi-Yah!" She went to hit him hearing the door open from another apartment.

An older man stepped out making Elizabeth stop to look around, "Oh, is it time for round two?" The man looked seriously pissed off as he looked over everyone. "I'm not having this anymore, I'll call the cops."

Ray turned to point at his chest, "U.S Marshals." Everyone turning to look over the older man who'd calmed down getting a look at all three of them.

"I'm sorry, I thought you were Aaron's friends."

"Who's Aaron?" Ray asked, they all kept on the side of the door, Ray keeping everyone beside him.

The man exhaled, "He's sublets the place. The real tenant went to jail." He then stepped closer, and He tried to work out what was going on.

Ray nodded, "Is Aaron home?" Ray was starting to get a funny feeling as he watch the old man step closer to the door.

"I don't know." He stepped even closer looking to the door of the apartment, "He didn't find the note I left him." The man spoke, but everyone watched Ray going down to the little piece of paper sticking out of the door giving it a small tug. "Probably sleeping it off," He didn't even notice Ray looking to the blood on the note. "He had a whole rowdy bunch over here for some kind of party. Lots of yelling and carrying on." Ray handing the blood stained note to Lloyd.

"Sir, go inside, lock your door." Ray pointed to him looking very serious.

The man turned, "You don't have to tell me twice." He rushed away into his apartment and Elizabeth could hear the click on the door.

Her eyes were going over to the note, and then to Lloyd holding it. "This is not going to be pretty." She whispered.

Lloyd nodded, "Well, I know nothing with our cases will be." He kept back before hearing Ray giving the all clear to enter the apartment.

Elizabeth walked in behind Shea and Lloyd, her eyes looking over the details of the small apartment, but with the dead man in the middle of the room she felt her stomach sink down, she didn't really want to look as everyone started to talk, she exhaled. "I'm gonna step out." She pointed to the door walking out, her eyes went over to her cellphone feeling like she wasn't sure why this would be something she'd get used to. The sound of everyone talking made her want to think what could possibly be the motivation to find Travis, why would someone be killed for the information.

After a few moments Lloyd stepped out, he glanced over to see Elizabeth smoking. He stepped beside her looking to traffic moving. "How are you?"

"Surviving," Elizabeth turned to look at Lloyd, "The two fist punch," She smiled looking forward. "It's not that great as the one knee ball trick."

Lloyd shuddered, "I don't think I'll need to see that." He watched her inhaling the smoke, "Anything new happening at home?"

"Jules is being a little withdrawn," Her eyes going over to Lloyd, "I didn't tell you that." Elizabeth added flicking her smoke away from herself.

Lloyd nodded, "I'll keep that in mind," his hand moved to lightly touch her shoulder. "But then would this have to do with your father moving away?" He listened to the sound of the other's coming down the stairs.

"Liz, I'll need you to go with Lloyd and Erica to the acting thing, me and Shea are gonna check something else out." He watched Elizabeth standing with Lloyd as she nodded.

"Cool, good thing we brought two cars," Elizabeth swung her car keys around her finger looking to Erica, "Lets boogie."

Pulling up to the theatre, Erica glanced over to Elizabeth. "So you think these guys will know anything?" Her hand went to her hair trying to figure if this was going to be a long case, part of her just wanted to get it over with so she could have another month off.

"If I remember drama geeks, they stick together pretty loyally." Elizabeth looked over the building. Her eyes slowly looked to Lloyd watching her, "Yes, I was a drama geek." She exhaled, "One of the things I loved about high school."

"Well we better go in then," Erica opened the door getting out; she watched Lloyd following as her eyes went over to Elizabeth. "So what kind of things did you do in high school?"

"Oh just a few plays, musicals. Even made my own performances for the school nurse to get off early." Elizabeth laughed, she found it easier to focus on the good parts of high school blocking out the negative.

Elizabeth walked in sync with Erica as Lloyd kept behind them both, his eyes drifted down to their butts, he quickly snapped back up as they entered into the theatre.

"So how can I help you?" a man greeted them, he glanced over Lloyd and then to Erica and Elizabeth. He seemed like a very friendly man as he seemed to be more drawn towards Lloyd.

Elizabeth walked off with Erica, glancing to see Lloyd talking to the man who greeted them. "I think this man knows what we're doing." Her eyes went up to look at Lloyd. "He's trying to distract." Elizabeth, she could see that Erica was holding a brown bag.

"Yes," Erica held the bag to Elizabeth, "I can't believe it." She shook her head, "Well we better go and find Travis." Erica walked into the hall looking toward the man with Lloyd. "Here we go, De Niro. Travis size, all covered in butter." She threw the bag onto the stage.

Lloyd knew that something was up; he jumped off the stage to stand with Erica and Elizabeth. There was a panel under the stage that opened up. With Erica and Lloyd glancing in to see Travis sitting under the stage looking scared at hell. "How's it going Travis?"

Elizabeth kept driving as she knew Erica was informing Ray of them finding Travis and bringing him in, the car was a silence that Elizabeth liked. The fact it was part one of the puzzle piece, she didn't speak much listening to the sound of Erica on the phone.

Lloyd sat next to Travis he would steal glances to Elizabeth as she drove, her hand careful on the wheel, her other resting in her hair as the open window was lightly blowing it away from her face. He tried to think of everything in a logical point, but then so much in his mind was playing over.

Pulling up to the parking lot Elizabeth turned to look to Travis, "Well, got to admit you did a good escape." She shifted her glance to Erica as both of them smirked, "But too bad you should of hide better."

Lloyd shifted his weight getting out of the car; he walked over to see that Ray and Shea had already arrived, "One down one to go." Shea felt pleased watching Erica getting out of the passenger seat going to the back. Elizabeth was getting out looking to Ray. "Let's hope the second's as easy as the first."

Lloyd looked stressed, "Stop jinxing us, please!" He turned to Elizabeth for a moment, "Tell him."

Elizabeth could see Erica roughing up, Lloyd could see the guy from the office below them making a move out, and so Erica calmed down on Travis.

Pete could see both Erica and Elizabeth as he gave them both a quick smile.

Walking out of the elevator Erica first with Travis, Shea Lloyd and Ray were talking or more the point bantering as Elizabeth slipped passed them to head to the bathroom, her hands going to her hair trying to calm it down thinking of what she was going to do about this case, if she was smart enough she'd manage to catch Pete, maybe get a date.

"Hey…" Julianne caught Elizabeth's reflection as she finished fixing her hair. "Guess you're really getting the hang of this fugitive catching."

Elizabeth nodded, "I'm pretty sure that was you speaking." For a second Elizabeth back tracked, "you feeling better than this morning?"

"I'm hanging in there," Julianne felt her eyes going over her sister, it was funny that how close they were, she still felt the need to keep a secret. "So you know I'm not trying to push."

"I know, I think we both take the gene of being selective sharing." Elizabeth closed the gap, "You know I'm not doing this to be harsh to you, if it wasn't for you I'd never realize how much I want to be able to stop bad people, protect good people."

"I'm sorry I get defensive when it comes to you being here," Julianne scratched the back of her neck lightly. Her eyes going over Elizabeth, she wanted so much to be able to tell her the reason for her downward spiral, but for the time being she wanted to cope alone. "We going to order take out tonight?"

"Sure, but I am not going to sit through another movie with someone who dies, or a woman who finds love." Elizabeth exhaled, "I want one horror film please!"

"Okay, but no gore…" Julianne felt like she was finally getting how it was to be hiding something, but worst that Elizabeth was falling for it like she wouldn't believe.